GRIS Reviews

GRIS is ranked in the 95th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8.5 / 10.0
Dec 18, 2018

Like a beautiful and minimal watercolour painting or an evocative piece of album art come to life - GRIS is short, sweet, and often inspiring.

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EGM
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Dec 13, 2018

With an arresting art style and admirable commitment to minimalist game design, Gris manages to turn a straightforward, often derivative platformer into something that feels far more special and important.

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Spaziogames
Valthiel
Top Critic
8.3 / 10.0
Dec 15, 2018

GRIS is a wonderful and essential game about loss and pain that tells a criptic story about a girl in search of herself. It is another success for Devolver Digital.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 13, 2018

Gris is an immensely important game, one that is another shining example of how much can be done with the medium. The visuals and the sound design are both complemented perfectly by the intense story and serve to create an incredible experience. Gris is a must play and shouldn't be missed for any reason.

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9.5 / 10.0
Dec 13, 2018

Gris is not only beautiful, but it's also the perfect platformer for anyone who likes a challenge to be about more than reflexes or enemy slaughter. It's a thinking game, that also happens to have really good platforming at its core. It's neither too long nor too short, and worth every penny to experience the year's most beautiful visuals.

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GameSkinny
ESpalding
Top Critic
Dec 13, 2018

Nomada Studio's debut game is a must for lovers of art and subtle storytelling.

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GameSpew
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Dec 13, 2018

Gris may feel sluggish to control at times, but for the most part, you’ll want to take it slow anyway, to take in the game’s beautiful environments.

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100 / 100
Nov 27, 2019

Gris is a game that can only be described by one word: magical. The feelings and sensations that it awakens on the player through its magistral work with its art and music, combined with a very well done movement system and gameplay result in an incredible experience and one of the most emotionally powerful, striking and significative games of this generation.

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TrueGaming
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Dec 29, 2018

Gris is a masterpiece: stunning art direction, beautiful music and clever design all come together to create an experience you won't soon forget.

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9 / 10.0
Jan 14, 2019

Gris is a beautiful explosion of color with a touching and emotional journey. Hand-drawn visuals show that it's a title crafted with love. While the story is loose and can leave players feeling a little lost, there are emotional cues that symbolize this as a journey of loss and healing. The excellent soundtrack, level design and commitment to themes make Gris a memorable title for all. With fun, adventurous platforming and puzzles that are both challenging and intuitive, its playstyle keeps things simple by placing player cognition at the forefront. Gris is a true work of indie art that prides itself on attention to details. Fans of works of art and video games will find a relatable home in Gris. Although this is Nomada Studio's first title, it has hit every possible note out of the park.

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Gamefa
Top Critic
9.4 / 10.0
Jan 11, 2019

Gris is a masterpiece that changes your look to your life. Everything in every minute of the game are amazing. Gris is an excellent game which its story, gameplay, graphic and music make you want more and more of it. You must definitely experience Gris even if you are not a gamer!

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8.5 / 10.0
Dec 31, 2018

GRIS is the most tender and probably the most beautiful game of the year. Clean and minimalistic act of art

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9.5 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2018

GRIS is a mind-blowingly fantastic combination of art and video games. It doesn't have lots of gameplay time; but in return, and through its incredible combination of visuals, music, and storytelling, it features one of the most beautiful, memorable, and emotional experiences ever delivered in a video game

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8.5 / 10.0
Dec 18, 2018

GRIS is a game made with love and can make you fall in love with itself. Lucky for us, we have now have a new example to present when we talk about "games as art pieces"

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BaziCenter
Ehsan Mohamadi
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Dec 17, 2018

GRIS is full of joy and elegance, and is the place where video games meet art. And all this elegance is mixed with a simple yet solid gameplay, and offers an experience that cannot be found anywhere other than video games industry.

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4 / 5.0
Dec 13, 2018

GRIS is a mix of striking visuals, truly breathtaking story, light smart puzzles, and brilliant musical score. Definitely a worthy experience.

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9 / 10
Dec 13, 2018

Spanish indie team Nomada Studio has done an outstanding job with GRIS, giving us a must-have Nintendo Switch release before the year is over.

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Digitally Downloaded
Matt C.
Top Critic
Dec 14, 2018

In fact, it's quite the opposite: at least for me, the familiarity of Gris' journey is what made it so impactful, like it was reaching out a hand and saying "I understand." Gris understands, and in an exploration of depression as lucid as this, that's vital.

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GameGrin
Alan Wen
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Dec 13, 2018

In its 3-4 hour playtime, GRIS won't change the way you think about platformers, but with such a beautiful hand-painted art style and haunting score, it's an exquisite mini masterpiece that heals the soul.

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80 / 100
Dec 13, 2018

GRIS is an enjoyable platforming adventure that lets you casually explore a mysterious world, alongside some wonderful visuals and music.

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